Khivan campaign of 1873

Russo-Khivan War of 1873
	Part of the Russian conquest of Central Asia and Russian imperialism
	; Russian forces entering Khiva, 1873
Date	11 March – 14 June 1873
Location	Khiva (present-day western Uzbekistan, southwestern Kazakhstan and much of Turkmenistan)
Result	Russian victory Khiva becomes a Russian protectorate;
Belligerents
Russian Empire	Khanate of Khiva
Commanders and leaders
Alexander II ; K. von Kaufman	Muhammad II
Strength
13,000 troops	unknown
Casualties and losses
33 killed and 124 wounded	5,000+ killed

In the Russo-Khivan War of 1873, Russia conquered the Khanate of Khiva, and it became a Russian protectorate.

^ Гродеков Н. И. Хивинский поход 1873 года. Действия кавказских отрядов. — 2-е изд., значит. доп. — СПб.: тип. В.С. Балашева, 1888. — Приложения, С. 63—64.